Compare/Contrast Greek and Roman Cultures

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Date: February 14, 2014

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Assignment: HUMA215 Individual Project Unit 1

Title: Compare/Contrast Greek and Roman Cultures

Assignment:

Part 1: Fill in the below table with both similarities and differences of the Greek and Roman cultures. Indicate if you are describing a similarity or a difference. If you are describing a similarity then place your research information under both the Greek and Roman culture. If you are describing a difference list the difference between the two cultures under each culture. Please fill in all 10 lines within the table, each row will expand as you type in your information.

Similarity/Difference
Greek Culture
Roman Culture
1
Difference
Greek language was known as Indo-European
Roman language was Vernacular Latin
2
Similarity
Greek is a Mediterranean country
Roman is a Mediterranean country
3
Similarity
Greeks had a polytheistic religion
Roman had a polytheistic religion
4
Difference
Greek women had no rights
Roman women had more freedom
5
Similarity
Greek women ran the household
Roman women ran the household
6
Similarity
Greece was invaded by Germany.
Roman was also invaded by Germany.
7
Difference
Zeus the father of all gods
Jupiter is the equivalent in Roman.
8
Similarity
Greece made discoveries in Medicine, and Mathematics.
Romans made an impact into health and medicine
9
Similarity
In 1929 Greece became a republic
Rome became a republic in 509 bc
10
Difference
Greeks founded Olympics games in 776 bc
Romans replaced Olympic games with Gladiator contests

Part 2: For the following questions, provide your response in short-answer format (2-3 sentences each). Use this Unit activities and resources to assist you in answering the questions.

1) How did the Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures contribute to Greeks’ sense of themselves?
Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean helped define religious as well as architectural background in which ancient Grecians based their culture on. They also helped discover the advent of trade.

2) What is a polis and how did polies shape Greek culture?
Polis is a city, a city-state that’s within each area. The development of the polis allowed for political experimentation during the Archaic period (700–480 BCE), a time that would give the West (Europe and European-based cultures) most of its political structures. Polis shaped Greek culture by using productions of crops, by developing its own form of government, and by developing cultural activities.

3) What was imperial Rome?

Imperial Rome is the Centre of the Roman Empire. Imperial role explored roman during its reign as the dominant political, economic, and military power of the western civilized world. Imperial Rome was ruled by the Emperor, one man.

4) What values were retained from the Etruscans and Roman republic roots?
The Etruscans provided the romans with one of their founding myths, the legends of Romulus and Remus. Etruscans had skills that were passed through Rome. Etruscans was efficient at smiling, producing, trading, and building,